Thank you to everyone who stayed late Saturday night and arrived early Sunday morning. Your help was greatly appreciated!!

Because of the 10:31 meeting this past Saturday, and a late start Sunday morning, the band had very little rehearsal time. Fortunately Bob and the band were familiar and experienced enough with the songs and arrangements that it wasn't a problem. One thing to note is that when a guest band comes in to play, its good to have an idea of what they're used to, mix preferences, stage set up, etc. The mix may need to change in order to accommodate and serve the congregation, but still good to have an idea in mind. Anybody have any thoughts on what to do in a ‘have to prepare a mix really fast’ situation?

Lights

Thank you also to Isaac for staying late and arriving early as well. One thing we realized is that we had some distracting shadow during the baptism times on the face of those being baptized. I think we simply had too much light coming from one angle. Generally its good to hit the baptismal with lights from opposite angles.

Video

The camera crew did an excellent job transitioning in and out of baptisms. Very smooth and understated. One note: Our video producer, Chris, reminded me that in order to use Camera 5, you have to manually go under the desk in the IMAG room and push VID on the Extron converter. Thanks, Chris, for getting us a solid Cam 5 shot.

I was actually in PA for mothers day so I missed the chance to come in and help. When it comes to having a guest band come in, I think the best thing to have is someone who knows the band already; this will help the guy at FOH learn how to mix them and the guy in monitor world give them exactly what they need. Also, when I've had to mix for guest bands in the past, I've tried to get a copy of their CD ahead of time to familiarize myself with their music.

As for NEXT, we need to make sure we pray for Dave, he's got so many bands and choirs and orchestras coming in, he's got a TON of new sound to deal with and I'm sure it won't be easy. If you need help during the week, let me know, I'll be there :-)

Have the baptism lights been re-aimed since Pilgrim? I know we were waiting for the font to be open to do that. If they haven't then we should put it on the list as they are currently aimed to light people standing on the platform that rests on the top of the font.

I noticed Reilly's bass player had an amp onstage. I liked the bass sound. I was wondering whether the amp was just being used as a preamp with a direct out, or whether we were hearing its speaker too.

I wished I could have heard the guitars and backing vocals more, and the violins a little less. I was in the first meeting.

About Me

Dave Wilcox is married to Cara, the most beautiful woman in the world, and is father to Meg, Matthew, Esme, and Graham, the cutest kids ever seen.
He has the honor of serving Covenant Life Church as Technical Director.
His primary responsibilities include leading and caring for the volunteers on the sound, lighting, video, scenic design, and sermon media ministry teams.